LA Times: Kaiser refused kidneys transplants

The Los Angeles Times continues its hard-hitting series on possible wrongdoing at Kaiser's kidney transplant program in San Francisco. The paper reports that Kaiser doctors turned away 25 kidneys offered by the University of California San Francisco that were a perfect match for donors. After initially denying that the incidents took place, Kaiser officials confirmed the story. Critics argue that the HMO's poorly executed plan to consolidate kidney transplant cases in San Francisco put patients at risk. Kaiser officials argue that while the lapse was serious, no patients died as a result.

- see this Los Angeles Times article

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